These 20 Nevada Corps had their average stock prices increase by an impressive 204% from January 16, 2009 to August 29, 2013. This 204% increase is 2.2 times the 93% increase in the S&P 500 Index over the same time span.
The 12 Gaming Industry-Related Nevada Corps did even better, generating an average stock price increase of 246% so far during the Obama Administration.
Nevada US Senator Harry Reid and US House members Dina Titus and Steven Horsford have all played key roles in the resurrection of Nevada's gaming-related industry.
Below here are the common stock market closing prices of each of these 20 Nevada Corps at both the most recent date (August 29, 2013) and also at the date just before President Obama took office in his first term (Jan 16, 2009), as well as the percentage stock market price changes for this period of time:
| Market | Market | Percentage | ||
| Nevada | Price | Price | Increase | |
| HQs | 8-29-13 | 1-16-09 | (Decrease) | |
| Companies Headquartered in Nevada | ||||
| Gaming Industry Related | ||||
| Las Vegas Sands | Las Vegas | $56.73 | $6.27 | 805% |
| Shuffle Master | Las Vegas | $22.77 | $4.19 | 443% |
| Wynn Resorts | Las Vegas | $141.87 | $36.94 | 284% |
| Ameristar Casino | Las Vegas | $26.50 | $7.80 | 240% |
| Pinnacle Entertainment | Las Vegas | $23.79 | $7.03 | 238% |
| Bally Technologies | Las Vegas | $72.66 | $21.70 | 235% |
| Global Cash Access Holdings | Las Vegas | $7.83 | $2.65 | 195% |
| Boyd Gaming | Las Vegas | $12.16 | $4.70 | 159% |
| Full House Resorts | Las Vegas | $2.78 | $1.17 | 138% |
| Monarch Casino & Resort | Reno | $19.38 | $10.74 | 80% |
| MGM Resorts | Las Vegas | $17.78 | $9.93 | 79% |
| Intl Game Technology | Las Vegas | $19.02 | $11.95 | 59% |
| Average Increase: all 12 Gaming Related Corps | 246% | |||
| Non-Gaming Industry Related | ||||
| Spectrum Pharmaceuticals | Henderson | $7.76 | $1.48 | 424% |
| Amerco | Reno | $167.80 | $33.28 | 404% |
| Allegiant Travel | Las Vegas | $95.21 | $39.28 | 142% |
| Livedeal | Las Vegas | $3.40 | $1.70 | 100% |
| Employers Holdings | Reno | $26.70 | $14.39 | 86% |
| PDL Biopharma | Incline Village | $7.86 | $6.85 | 15% |
| Allied Nevada Gold | Reno | $4.69 | $4.30 | 9% |
| Altair Nanotechnologies | Reno | $2.43 | $6.48 | -63% |
| Average Increase: all 8 Non-Gaming Related Corps | 140% | |||
| Average Increase: all 20 Nevada Corps | 204% | |||
| Dow Industrials Index | 14,840.95 | 8,281.22 | 79% | |
| S&P 500 Index | 1,638.17 | 850.12 | 93% | |
| S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index | 1,201.33 | 516.75 | 132% | |
| S&P SmallCap 600 Index | 581.52 | 247.89 | 135% | |
